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the opening frame. Collis red- lighted aga inst Brown , and Treble also fouled against Smith. Desp it e his early lo ss, Sca li man age d to m aintain h i s co m m a n d i n g lead in the po ints standings. W ith five events remaining , he is 174 points ahe ad of Shawn Gann , who m o ved ah e ad o f S av oi e and i n to second place fo ll owing a sem if inal fin ish in Br ain erd . " W e do d g ed a bull et th i s w eek end ," Scali sa id . " O b v io usl y , t hi ng s co u ld have b ee n mu ch wo r se, b u t si nce An ge ll e al so lost i n th e fi rs t round, that takes so me of t he p res su re off. E v en so , I'm no t counting an ything y et. T oday wa s fru st rati ng , bu t we still h av e a long way t o go before we c an st art to celeb rate. " No o ne wa s m ore fr us t ra te d t han Regg ie Sho wers . Lon g overdue to win hi s fi rst rac e, Show er s was in a position to do just that fo ll ow ing the early ex its of Sca li, Savoi e, Tre ble : Coll is a nd t h e Scr eam i n ' E ag l e Va n c e [, Hin es Harley -Da v idson s of G.T. Ton glet an d Andrew Hin es. Sh ow er s, wh o qu alified on th e pole fo r the first ti me in his career wi t h a 7 ,23, al so had th e q uickest bik e in el imi natio ns. Paired with Brown in th e se mifinals, Show er s' wee ke n d ended w h en his Star Rac ing Ha y abu sa broke an e ngi ne j ust off t he starti ng li ne. "That was a tou gh br eak , espec ia l l y si n ce w e h a d t h e f ast e r b ik e , " Show ers said. "T ha t was a set back , but [engin e bu ild er] Geo rge Bry ce has don e a g rea t job for us th is yea r, and I'm sure we' ll be in the win ners' c ircl e befor e long ." O ne rid er w ho had reason to c elebrate was Sm ith , who made it to th e final rou nd fo r the fi rst t im e sinc e th e 2 0 0 0 U, S . Nati o na l s, w he n h e w as r i di n g f o r th e lat e D a v e S ch u ltz . Sm ith , wh o wa s bru ised afte r a nas ty spill in En gli shtow n , return ed to th e to ur in Br ain er d aft er sitting o ut th e Denv er a nd Son om a ro u nds . Riding th e only K aw asak i in the fie ld , Smith w as no t qua l ified head ing in to th e fina l session on Sat urd ay . Smith , w ho hadn't won a rou nd of c o m pe t itio n all season , m ade t he sho w with an 11thbest 7 ,30 an d follow ed his win o v er Treble wi th victo ries ove r St eve Johnson and Ga nn . "We m issed So noma and Denver, but we p la n to fin ish th e tour," Smith sai d . "In qualifyin g , we wer e getting faulty informatio n from o ur co m p ute r, and it was n' t translating into an ything that wo ul d help us o n th e race tra ck . We fin all y went ba ck to o ur seat- ofth e - pa n t s tu ne -u p , and th e p erfo r m ance p ic ked up a lot after that. " eN Brainerd International Raceway Brai nerd , Minn esota Results: August 14-17 . 2003 [Round 10 of 15] PR O STOCK FI NA L : 1. Antr a n Br ow n (S uz ) 7.33/1 79.4 7: 2. John Smith (Kaw) 7.36/180.24. NHRA POWERADE PRO ST OCK MO TORC YCLE POINT STANDINGS (a fte r 10 of 15 e ve nt s ): 1. Gena Scali (8 18 /3 win s); 2 . Shawn Gann (644/1 wi n ) ; 3. An g ell e Sa voie ( 6 3 2 / 3 wins ) : 4 . An tr an Brown (61 1/1 win ); 5. Reggie Show ers (560 ). Upcoming Rounds: Round 11 - Indianapolis. Indiana, August 28· September 1 Round 12 - Reading , Pennsy lvania , September 11-14 17th Annual Septelnber 27th, 2003 a a ...... -3p ...... MONS rR T ONE DAY ONLY! OC NO CREDIT CARDS • NO CHECKS ~ from S10 Element Boots Adult & Kids $80 Angle & Straight Paddle Styles Maxxis Rooster TIres Mount ed on . 190 Alum inum Wheels Front Sl19 Rear Sl50 We apologize for any d iscrepancies in typographi cal errors and reserve the right to correct th em . We are not obl igated to sell item s at m ismarked pri ces. We apologize and make every effort to avoid these erro rs. Photos fo r all produ cts are for reference only. and may not be identical to sale items. CHAPARRAL MOTORS PORTS shoei FX3 Nitro S99 / 555 SOUTH H STREET. SAN BERNARDINO. CA COnGRftTUlftTIOnS toJohnny / Bieffe MX Tech starti ng at S40 909-889-276 1 murphree Winner at "ales Corners Speedway WI - nmn Grand national from motion Pro and Braking usn The Winning Combination ~» www.molionpro.com I =l:mJ?lll,.J" www.brakingusa.com "'O W E R U N D E R C O N T R O L cue I e n e .... s - S EPT EM B ER 17,2003 57